Chapter Five: GET LOST! 

CARLY WOODS

The home office door swung open and I stood gaping with my gaze locked on Alpha Jace's smoldering green eyes.

He didn't look quite pleased to have me by the door considering the confidential meeting he had with Beta Ian.

"What the fuck are you doing here?"

"My apologies, I—I," I gulped, remaining silent, my tongue trapped to the roof of my tongue, unable to mentally sum up why I came here at first.

Jace had a secret up his sleeve, the glint in his eyes suggested I was only floating on the surface.

There was more to things. I needed to know more about this even though I could get in a whole lot of trouble if Jace knew I just eavesdropped on him. My features were expressive, instantly, I bucked up, and offered him a sweet smile that seemed to soften the rocks in his features.

"I'd love to grab a few things..."

He grabbed my arm in an unexpected move, tugged me away from his home office to the living area. His rapidly softening hold on my arms made it appear he was fighting with himself not to hurt me.

"I know what you did." His tone grew more uncertain than accusing.

"I hope I did nothing to go against you, My Alpha?"

He considered my blank gaze for a while then he released a breath, it seemed he was convinced I heard and knew nothing. His soft gaze wandered my lips and neck, "What do you want?"

"I need a while to myself to process this, I can promise you I'm not going to hurt myself or our baby." Our baby sounded eerily heavy on my tongue.

As unbelievable as that sounded.

He took one large stride to where I stood by the gigantic flower vase, his hand gently cupping my chin as though he hadn't been an ass to me earlier. The way his thumb trailed my lower lip in a feathery motion made it hard to shake off the sensuous grip he had on me.

"You're not to leave this mansion," his voice grew more breathy than the last time, eyes dwelling solely on my parted lips. Lust plain in his ensnaring gaze.

Jace didn't want me. Hadn't his girlfriend made it plain he confirmed I was horrible last night? The fact that he shared something so personal with Addison stirred up a wave of profound anger from the pit of my soul.

I tugged my chin from his palm. This surprised us.

"You don't have to pretend to be nice. I already know what you said to Addison."

I crimped my lips and waited for an explanation and what he had to say in his defense but his puzzled brows gave away his uncertainty.

Instead of a reply, he shifted closer, way closer to me, his fingers found my neck, the spot he'd marked me. I watched his eyes in riddles and could've sworn regret wasn't the emotions twinkling in his lovely eyes.

"Who did this?" He asked, emotions clogging his tone as his fingers lightly traced the purple marks on my neck and face.

Addison. How could I tell him his girlfriend cornered me earlier? Her threats returned to my mind.

It was a no-brainer. When our gazes snagged, he seemed to know who.

At Alicia's presence, he didn't bother to break our proximity, he only shifted his gaze from mine to dwell on the tense lady before us.

"Oh, my meal must be ready," I managed a smile.

Whatever Alicia was about to say faded inside the housekeeper because Addison's stilettos stabbed into the floor announcing her presence in the living area.

Jace muttered a curse and moved from me. I mentally wallowed in the sense of loss I experienced with Jace gone from my side.

"What the hell is she doing here?" Addison's high-pitched voice filled the living area, dark gaze solely on Alpha Jace.

"Let's talk, privately." Jace touched her softly on her sleekly painted face.

Stepping on her tippy toes, age linked her arms around his neck and planted a possessive kiss on Jace's lips before her gaze darted my way conveying the threats in there.

"Throw this rat out this second. I don't want her energy around."

"Carly would be staying here for a while. Let's talk, please. Ian's waiting." His gaze looked haunted.

With sparing a glance my way, Jace returned to his home office. Addison narrowed her gaze my way.

"Get me something to drink!"

The order was directed my way before she took graceful strides to Jace's home office.

"Come, I'll make some green juice." Alicia beamed, "Our future Luna loves to have things on time. We don't want to keep her waiting ."

Everyone around the Pack called Addison 'Future Luna' which made me a threat to her. I could understand her attitude. I didn't ask to be in this position. She made the dare.

Alicia handed the glass of green juice to me and without wasting any more time I started towards the alpha's home office. Stopped by the closed door and knocked, before I turned the knob and got in.

Wasn't this supposed to be a meeting? The image before me in a way sparked a reaction from me. Ian worked on the computer before him with her eyes and attention fixed on it, it didn't bother me as much as seeing Jace and Addison lock lips on the sofa, practically eating each other out did to me.

Jace pulled from Addison, not quite appreciating my intrusion. Ian looked away from the computer, his eyes searching my belly probably to see if I was pregnant for real but my baby was barely a day old. Baby bumps didn't come, not until the end of the first month.

"Carly is pregnant," Jace announced for his girlfriend's benefit. "I am the father."

It didn't feel like this actually was the first time Addison got fed with the news. She looked more bitter than shocked.

"I am not waiting another three months to be married just because this pathetic gold-digger is trying to..."

"That's why we need to talk." Jace's eyes considered me coldly. "Get lost!"